Libraதுலாம் · Tula

What Libra means in Vedic astrology

Libra — துலாம், Tula — is the 7th sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 180°–210° measured against the fixed stars. It is a air sign of movable quality, ruled by Venus (Shukra).

In Jyotish your Rāsi is your moon sign — where the Moon actually sat at the moment you were born. It describes the shape of your mind and feeling, which is why Vedic astrology leans on it far more heavily than on the sun sign used in Western horoscopes.

The birth stars inside Libra

Each Rāsi contains finer divisions called Nakshatra. Libra spans these three: